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Oncostatin M, A Profibrogenic Mediator Overexpressed in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Stimulates Migration of Hepatic Myofibroblasts.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Hepatic myofibroblasts (MFs) can originate from hepatic stellate cells, portal fibroblasts, or bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and can migrate towards the site of injury by aligning with nascent and established fibrotic septa in response to several mediators. Oncostatin M (OSM) is known to orchestrate hypoxia-modulated hepatic processes involving the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1). METHODS:In vivo and in vitro experiments were performed to analyze the expression of OSM and OSM-receptor (OSMR) in three murine models of non-alcoholic-fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and -steatohepatitis (NASH) and in human NASH patients as well as the action of OSM on phenotypic responses of human MFs. RESULTS:Hepatic OSM and OSMR levels were overexpressed in three murine NASH models and in NASH patients. OSM stimulates migration in human MFs by involving early intracellular ROS generation and activation of Ras/Erk, JNK1/2, PI3K/Akt as well as STAT1/STAT3 pathways and HIF-1?. OSM-dependent migration relies on a biphasic mechanism requiring early intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and late HIF1-dependent expression and release of VEGF. CONCLUSION:OSM is overexpressed in experimental and human progressive NAFLD and can act as a profibrogenic factor by directly stimulating migration of hepatic MFs.

SUBMITTER: Foglia B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7017087 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Oncostatin M, A Profibrogenic Mediator Overexpressed in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Stimulates Migration of Hepatic Myofibroblasts.

Foglia Beatrice B Sutti Salvatore S Pedicini Dario D Cannito Stefania S Bocca Claudia C Maggiora Marina M Bevacqua Maria Rosaria MR Rosso Chiara C Bugianesi Elisabetta E Albano Emanuele E Novo Erica E Parola Maurizio M

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<h4>Background</h4>Hepatic myofibroblasts (MFs) can originate from hepatic stellate cells, portal fibroblasts, or bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and can migrate towards the site of injury by aligning with nascent and established fibrotic septa in response to several mediators. Oncostatin M (OSM) is known to orchestrate hypoxia-modulated hepatic processes involving the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1).<h4>Methods</h4>In vivo and in vitro experiments were performed to analyze the exp ...[more]

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Project description:AimTo investigate over-expression of Osteopontin (OPN) pathway expression and mechanisms of action in human alcoholic liver disease (ALD), in vivo and in vitro acute alcohol models.MethodsOPN pathway was evaluated in livers from patients with progressive stages of human ALD and serum from drinkers with and without liver cirrhosis. In vitro stellate LX2 cells exposed to acute alcohol and in vivo in acute alcoholic steatosis mouse models were also investigated for OPN pathway expression and function. WT and OPN(-/-) mice were administered an acute dose of alcohol and extent of liver injury was examined by histopathology and liver biochemistry after 16-24 h. The causative role of OPN was studied in OPN knockout animals and in vitro in stellate LX2 cells, utilizing siRNA, aptamer and neutralizing antibodies to block OPN and OPN pathway. OPN pathway expression and downstream functional consequences were measured for signaling by Western blotting, plasmin activation by spectrophotometric assays and cell migration by confocal imaging and quantitation.ResultsOPN expression positively correlated with disease severity in patients with progressive stages of ALD. In vivo, associated with alcoholic steatosis, a single dose of acute alcohol significantly increased hepatic OPN mRNA and protein, and a cleaved OPN form in a dose dependent manner. OPN mRNA and secreted OPN also increased in parallel with activation of LX2 stellate cells within 4 h of a single dose of alcohol. Expression of OPN receptors, αvβ3-integrin and CD44, increased in human ALD, and in vivo and in vitro with alcohol administration. This was accompanied by downstream phosphorylation of Akt and Erk, increased mRNA expression of several fibrogenesis, fibrinolysis and extracellular matrix pathway genes, plasmin activation and hepatic stellate cell (HSC) migration. Inhibition of OPN and OPN-receptor mediated signaling partially inhibited alcohol-induced HSC activation, plasmin activity and cell migration.ConclusionOPN is a key mediator of the alcohol-induced effects on hepatic stellate cell functions and liver fibrogenesis.

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Oncostatin M, A Profibrogenic Mediator Overexpressed in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Stimulates Migration of Hepatic Myofibroblasts.

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Oncostatin M, A Profibrogenic Mediator Overexpressed in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Stimulates Migration of Hepatic Myofibroblasts.

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